August 03, 2020
Africa: Sashaying to success - Fashionomics Africa helps designers embrace the digital age
From a new digital marketplace to connect Africa's creatives with global markets, to masterclasses to help designers share and learn, and webinars to inform and inspire: the… Read more »
Angola: African Development Bank presents findings of the Angola Green Mini-Grid Market Assessment
The African Development Bank hosted a webinar to present the findings and recommendations of the Angola Green Mini-Grid Market Assessment report, implemented through the… Read more »
Africa: Communique of the bureau of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank group
COMMUNIQUE OF THE BUREAU OF THE BOARDS OF GOVERNORS OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP ON THE REPORT OF THE HIGH-LEVEL PANEL FOR THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE… Read more »
July 29, 2020
Africa: World experts gather for African 'fireside chats' to tackle humanity's challenges
COVID-19 will come and go, yet other global problems, such as climate change and extreme poverty, will persist in its wake. Read more »
Africa: Conversation with Marieme Esther Dassanou, Coordinator of the African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa programme
Marieme Esther Dassanou is the Coordinator of Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) the African Development Bank's flagship pan-African initiative, which aims to… Read more »
Lesotho: An African Development Bank project enhances primary and secondary school education - report
An education project in Lesotho, financed by the African Development Bank and implemented between 2008 and 2016, has provided the country with new primary and secondary school… Read more »
July 28, 2020
Africa: For 20 million Africans first-time access to clean water is proving crucial amid COVID-19
From Mozambique in the south to Morocco in the north, 20 million people in rural and urban areas of Africa have gained access to clean drinking water for the first time, thanks to… Read more »
Africa: Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Doing Business With Africa
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South Africa: Road to Annual Meetings - South African villagers find fresh water in ancient mountain springs
The village of Tsakhuma in the Vhembe district of South Africa's Limpopo region is proof positive that communities can find solutions to their problems. Like many rural areas in… Read more »
July 27, 2020
Southern Africa: Covid-19 Response and Economic Diversification Crucial to Growth Recovery in Southern Africa, the Most Affected Region
Report recommends inclusive, broad-based and pro-poor policies to address inequality and reduce poverty rates Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $27 Million to Boost African Union's Covid-19 Response Initiative
The African Development Bank on Friday 24 July approved $27.4 million in grants to boost the African Union's (AU) efforts to mobilize continental response to curb the COVID-19… Read more »
July 24, 2020
Somalia: African Development Bank Grants of $25 Million Will Bolster Budget for Covid-19 Responses
The African Development Bank today approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of… Read more »
Africa: Coming Soon - First Public Consultation On the Third Review of the Independent Review Mechanism of the African Development Bank Group
The Bank's Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE) has approved on 7 July 2020, the publication of the draft report on the third review of the Independent… Read more »
Africa: Video - The Bank's Mandate to "Improve the Quality of Life in Africa" Guides Overall Efforts
One pillar in the African Development Bank's current 5-tiered roadmap is the goal of "improving the quality of life for Africans." This pillar lays the foundation that guides the… Read more »
Africa: Webinar - Efficient Corporate Governance for Financial Sector Development
What: Webinar on "Efficient Corporate Governance for Financial Sector Development" Read more »
July 23, 2020
Africa: Firm Brownbags 2.0 Series
What: Trust Funds: From Concept Note to Impact Reporting Read more »
Malawi: African Development Fund Approves Ua100.4 Million Multi-Country Covid-19 Response Support for Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique and Sao Tome
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a UA100.4 million (about $138 million) crisis budget support package to four southern African… Read more »
Angola: African Development Bank Commits $1.04 Million Towards Two Covid-19 Research Projects in Angola
Funds from the African Development Bank's ongoing Science and Technology Development Project have been committed towards two research projects to mitigate the novel coronavirus… Read more »
July 22, 2020
Africa: "This Is No Ordinary Time and This Calls for No Ordinary Response," Says Bank Vice President
For more than 55 years, the African Development Bank has played a vital role in the continent's development. The Bank's current development strategy is guided by the "High 5"… Read more »
South Africa: African Development Bank Approves First Ever Crisis Response Budget Support of R5 Billion to Fight Covid-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of approximately R5 billion ($288 million) to the government of South Africa, as the country battles one… Read more »
July 21, 2020
Ghana: In Ghana, African Development Bank-Funded Training Builds Skills for the Economy of the Future - Report
A six-year project to develop industrial skills among Ghana's workforce has improved the engineering and manufacturing skills of young people, promoted economic competitiveness and… Read more »
Africa: Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity
What: African Consultative Review of Partha Dasgupta Interim Report on the Economics of Biodiversity Read more »
Zambia: From Mine to Field: Agriculture Project Helps Youth Turn Away From Copper and Live Off the Land
In Zambia's Serenje district, young Zambians are being offered a ray of hope in the form of an agriculture project that is both an alternative to copper mining as a path out of… Read more »
Mozambique: African Development Bank Set to Join Landmark $20 Billion Mozambique LNG Financing
The African Development Bank has concluded its bid to co-finance the construction of Mozambique's integrated Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant by signing a senior loan of $400… Read more »
Africa: Fitch Rating Agency Affirms Triple a (Aaa) Rating of the African Development Bank, With Stable Outlook
Fitch Ratings, the global credit rating agency, has affirmed the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AAA', with stable outlook. Read more »
